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I’ve spoken to hundreds of voters in “flyover country.” Socialism is an easy sell.

I’ve spoken to hundreds of voters in “flyover country.” Socialism is an easy sell.


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  170 Comments  •  8 years ago

Kentucky voters are ready for a bold progressive agenda. On a bitterly cold day in late January, I knocked on the door of a home in Louisville, Kentucky’s Camp Taylor neighborhood. I was...
Trump and Putin: what we know is damning

Trump and Putin: what we know is damning


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  8 years ago

In Helsinki, Trump’s true message to Putin will be: “Thank you.” And we have no idea what to do about it. On July 27, 2016 , Donald Trump mounted a podium in Doral, Florida, and issued a...
Paul Ryan: “The president must appreciate that Russia is not our ally”

Paul Ryan: “The president must appreciate that Russia is not our ally”


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  45 Comments  •  8 years ago

Everyone knows that Paul Ryan is secretly a Left Wing Liberal Socialist of the worst sort-- maybe a Commie sympathizer even!  It seems Trump’s shocking performance in Helsinki was beyond...
The Odd Contradiction Between Trump’s Words and Actions

The Odd Contradiction Between Trump’s Words and Actions


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  32 Comments  •  8 years ago

President Donald Trump’s   performance   in Finland on Monday — roundly criticized even by many of his allies here at home — was only the latest in a string of rhetorical gestures that...
Business: Ivanka Trump Products Dumped by Canada’s Largest Department Store Chain

Business: Ivanka Trump Products Dumped by Canada’s Largest Department Store Chain


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  16 Comments  •  8 years ago

Business Ivanka Trump Products Dumped by Canada’s Largest Department Store Chain   Jeremy Fuster, The Wrap   Sat, Jul 14 6:22 PM EDT     Ivanka Trump Products Dumped by...
BREAKING NEWS: Joe Lieberman urges voters to back Crowley over Ocasio-Cortez in general election

BREAKING NEWS: Joe Lieberman urges voters to back Crowley over Ocasio-Cortez in general election


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  29 Comments  •  8 years ago

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise primary victory over Rep.  Joe Crowley  seems likely to hurt Congress, America and the Democratic Party. It doesn’t have to," Lieberman wrote in an...
A Perfect Example Of The Complete And Utter Madness Of Trumpism

A Perfect Example Of The Complete And Utter Madness Of Trumpism


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

The gist of this is that Trump showed great moral courage by refusing to be kowtowed into criticizing Vladimir Putin by the liberal media. - Trump did not disgrace his country and throw US...
12 Russians indicted in Mueller investigation

12 Russians indicted in Mueller investigation


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  News & Politics  •  283 Comments  •  8 years ago

Source Washington — The Justice Department announced indictments in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election against 12 Russian nationals and...
CONSPIRACY

CONSPIRACY


By: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  118 Comments  •  8 years ago

There are stirrings on social media and among people who have CLOSELY followed the Trump Russia affair, people who have spent the day perusing the indictment.  Ari Melber had a couple lawyers on...
Papa Johns Founders Racial Slur

Papa Johns Founders Racial Slur


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  118 Comments  •  8 years ago

MLB suspends Papa Slam promotion with Papa John's after founder's racial slur   Mike Oz, Yahoo Sports   10 hours ago         Major League Baseball has indefinitely...
Journalist Says Everyone At Trump Tower Meeting In June 2016 Is In Jeopardy Of Indictment

Journalist Says Everyone At Trump Tower Meeting In June 2016 Is In Jeopardy Of Indictment


By: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  79 Comments  •  8 years ago

I don't know how deeply people at NT get into the "Russia" thing, certainly people can pay the investigation as much or as little attention as they personally desire. In the event there are some...
It’s Time To Stop Allowing Liberals To Determine The Conversation

It’s Time To Stop Allowing Liberals To Determine The Conversation


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  98 Comments  •  8 years ago

If it’s acceptable for liberals to vote for a Supreme Court justice who is pro-abortion, why isn’t it acceptable for conservatives to want a justice who is pro-life? Why is it that only liberals’...
How Much Of Trump's Base Admires Putin?

How Much Of Trump's Base Admires Putin?


By: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  28 Comments  •  8 years ago

Why would some of the "deplorables" admire the Russian thug/dictator/KBG murderer Vladimir Putin? There is a reason.   For America’s white nationalists, there is only one nation—and one...
Police Find 82 Grams Of Drugs In Wisconsin Woman’s Vagina

Police Find 82 Grams Of Drugs In Wisconsin Woman’s Vagina


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  8 years ago

A Wisconsin woman is facing  felony drug charges after police said they found about 82 grams of drugs in her vagina. Desiree Webster, 20, was arrested June 25 in Shawano after police...
Donald Trump Ends His Presidency in Helsinki

Donald Trump Ends His Presidency in Helsinki


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Donald Trump Tosses Word-Salad, Ends His Presidency in Helsinki It was like nothing anybody had ever seen. Nobody acquainted with Donald Trump expected the July 16 Helsinki summit—which...
Trump Issues Full Pardons to Oregon Ranchers Forced Back Into Prison

Trump Issues Full Pardons to Oregon Ranchers Forced Back Into Prison


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  120 Comments  •  8 years ago

President Donald Trump pardoned two Oregon ranchers forced back into prison in 2016 to serve out the rest of the mandatory minimum sentence required under an anti-terrorism law. “The Hammonds...
Minority rule

Minority rule


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  166 Comments  •  8 years ago

Minority rule by harrisl585 via Sad!   I want to repeat a statistic I use in every talk: by 2040 or so, 70 percent of Americans will live in 15 states....
Kushner tenants: We were pushed out for luxury condo buyers

Kushner tenants: We were pushed out for luxury condo buyers


Via: ender  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  8 years ago

Via: MSN NEW YORK — The hammering and drilling began just months after Jared Kushner's family real estate firm bought a converted warehouse apartment building in the hip, Williamsburg section of...
Ivanka Trump: Paid family leave is an investment in America's families -- It deserves bipartisan support

Ivanka Trump: Paid family leave is an investment in America's families -- It deserves bipartisan support


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  97 Comments  •  8 years ago

In September 2016, when then-Republican presidential primary candidate Donald J. Trump called for a national paid family leave plan, pundits called it “a striking departure from GOP orthodoxy. ”...
Armless Miami man charged with stabbing Chicago tourist

Armless Miami man charged with stabbing Chicago tourist


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  8 years ago

An armless homeless man in Miami, Florida has been charged with stabbing a Chicago tourist with scissors. Jonathan Crenshaw, 46, used his feet to hold scissors and stabbed Cesar Coronado, 22,...
'You shouldn't be wearing that in the United States': Man berates woman wearing a Puerto Rican T-shirt

'You shouldn't be wearing that in the United States': Man berates woman wearing a Puerto Rican T-shirt


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  125 Comments  •  8 years ago

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wearing-united-states-man-berates-woman-wearing-puerto/story?id=56482041 A 62-year-old man appears to be in need of geography lessons after he allegedly accosted a...
Trump Appointee Intel chief Dan Coats says of Russian cyberattacks, "We are at a critical point"

Trump Appointee Intel chief Dan Coats says of Russian cyberattacks, "We are at a critical point"


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  8 years ago

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats  (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats warned of an impending, potentially devastating cyberattack on U.S. systems,...
Longtime Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger says Trump's Putin news conference was 'embarrassing,' calls him 'little fanboy'

Longtime Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger says Trump's Putin news conference was 'embarrassing,' calls him 'little fanboy'


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  8 years ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger; Donald Trump. (Photo: Getty Images) Schwarzenegger, who served as the Republican governor of California from 2003 to 2011, shared his outrage on Twitter. And he gave...
‘Fox & Friends’ Turns on Trump After Helsinki Press Conference: ‘He Fell Short’

‘Fox & Friends’ Turns on Trump After Helsinki Press Conference: ‘He Fell Short’


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  8 years ago

‘Fox & Friends’ Turns on Trump After Helsinki Press Conference: ‘He Fell Short’. The set of “Fox & Friends” added their voice to the chorus of criticism which rained down on...
“Everyone who works for Trump: quit now.......Save your souls. Save your honor. Save your reputation."

“Everyone who works for Trump: quit now.......Save your souls. Save your honor. Save your reputation."


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  8 years ago

“Everyone who works for Trump: quit now,” Marcus tweeted. “Save your souls. Save your honor. Save your reputation. Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus called for Trump administration...
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